I discovered this park while doing research for the War Stories Genealogy Carnival. Glad to discover it before a trip to the Bay Area.

The link to the Upcoming site has all the deets, links and way to RSVP (Upcoming uses a Yahoo sign-in). I’ll be in Bay Area for the Oral History Association conference, and will inviting people from the conference, as well as having invited some Bay Area web and software developers in the personal history/digital storytelling realm.

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My mother has been told that she has only a few months to live. She worked for Douglas Aircraft during World War II, building SBD’s. Is there a local oral history project where she can tell her story before it’s gone?

I see you are from Southern California. (as am I, tho it’s a busy summer for me)

I have a few ideas. I’ll also contact you by the email address you provided here to see about directly putting you in touch with resources.

Did she work at the Long Beach plant or the Santa Monica plant? Do you want to interview her yourself or find someone to interview her? (There’ll be an interview training at Torrance Library on Saturday July 7. I’ll be giving training. The project is geared toward getting Veterans History Project-style interviews, as a homefront worker, your mother qualifies.
Info on the project: http://www.torranceca.gov/Library/5504.htm

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Family Stories. Everyone has 'em.

They tell where you come from. They hold secrets to who you are. This site explores how to use digital tools and media to record and preserve spoken memories of family members. Your host: Susan A. Kitchens (I got into this by talking to my grandpa; at the time he was 99 years old.)